Polish government has continued to enact legislation in complete disregard for the European Commission’s recommendations, and in a way that further entrenches rather than correct the problems identified.

People will no longer be able to sit back in the hopes that their government will do what’s best, but will have to be vigilant and watchful over the issues that are dear to them. I am optimistic this will be a wake up call.

We are not members of feminist organizations. We work in the film industry, in the corpo-world or are selfemployed. We decided we can use our energy and potential to organize a march. On 18th of June, in Warsaw we will march with the slogan „Women’s rights are human rights”.

﻿ is natural for parliaments to pass new legislation when new governments take power. But when a new government first eviscerates the Constitutional Court, and then passes a flurry of system-transforming legislation at breakneck speed—and during th…

The European Parliament tomorrow votes on a resolution accusing the Polish government of undermining “constitutional democracy”, calling for further action if they do not implement decisions from Poland’s highest court.

“Their terms in office finish at the end of this month,” Waszczykowski told Polish Radio, referring to current members Hanna Suchocka and Krzysztof Drzewicki.
In an apparent bid to brush off insinuations that replacement members of the commission …

Poland’s constitutional crisis is deepening after the Constitutional Tribunal ruled that changes made by the government have neutered the country’s highest court. The government said it will ignore the ruling.

The move appears to have set the government on a collision course with the European Union, which launched an unprecedented investigation in January into the reforms, which could result in punitive measures.

The Constitutional Tribunal annulled new legislation passed by Poland’s right-leaning government that has divided Poland for months, leading to opposition protests and pressure from Poland’s allies to reverse the rules.

While it bolsters the moral position of government critics alarmed at what they see as an attack on democracy, the judgment is nonetheless powerless to resolve the crisis because the conservative government of Prime Minister Beata Szydlo says it won’t …

In the leaked draft opinion, the Venice Commission said an ongoing constitutional crisis in Poland poses a danger to the rule of law, democracy and human rights. It emphasized that, in a democracy, mutual control and checks and balances on institutions…

The vote is being held in the Lomza and Augustow region because its senator vacated his seat when he was recently appointed provincial governor. Among the six candidates is Anna Maria Anders who represents the ruling Law and Justice party.